Eugene Mulero

Eugene Mulero

Senior Reporter

@eugenemulero

Eugene Mulero is a senior reporter at Transport Topics where he reports on Congress, trends in intermodal connectivity and federal elections.


Government, Business

Congress Sends White House Bill To Boost Ports

The Senate on May 22 easily passed a long-awaited water policy bill that would allow dredging at ports around the country ahead of the widening of the Panama Canal.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 22, 2014
Government, Business

House Panel Approves $52B Transportation, Housing Funding Bill

The full House will take up a $52 billion spending bill that would fund transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2015 as early as this month.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 21, 2014
Government, Business

Lawmakers Unveil Bill That Invests in Ports

House and Senate transportation leaders said they will vote next week on a final water policy bill that approves myriad improvements to ports nationwide.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 15, 2014
Government, Business

Obama Proposes Faster Infrastructure Permitting Process

President Obama pressed for larger federal investments for infrastructure and announced the administration would streamline the permitting process for new roads, bridges and other major infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 14, 2014
Government, Business

Key Republican Senator Urges Action on His Infrastructure Legislative Fix

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) called on congressional colleagues May 13 to support his bill that would establish a $50 billion infrastructure fund financed with multinational companies’ repatriated foreign profits.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 13, 2014
Government, Business

Foxx Calls on Congress to Boost Highway Trust Fund

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx ramped up his call May 13 for congressional leaders to fund infrastructure projects around the country by shoring up a federal highway account that is expected to be insolvent in August.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 13, 2014
Government, Business

Lawmakers to Unveil $8.2 Billion Bill That Deepens Ports Ahead of Panama Canal Expansion

House and Senate transportation leaders said they would unveil an $8.2 billion water policy bill that would approve the deepening of U.S. ports to accommodate larger ships traveling through an expanded Panama Canal next year.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 12, 2014
Government, Business

House Subcommittee Approves $52 Billion Transportation, Housing Spending Bill

House appropriators on May 7 easily approved a $52 billion spending bill that would fund transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2015.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 8, 2014
Government, Business

Senate EPW Panel to Mark Up Transportation Bill May 15

The top transportation policy writers in the Senate said they would introduce a six-year transportation bill May 12 and scheduled the bill’s committee consideration for May 15, more than two weeks after the Obama administration unveiled its four-year proposal.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 8, 2014
Government, Business

Boxer to Unveil Long-Term Transportation Bill

The top transportation authorizer in the Senate said she would unveil a long-term transportation bill May 8, responding to concerns raised by industry and government officials over a dwindling federal highway account that supports infrastructure projects.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
May 7, 2014